ABC World News Tonight ran a story yesterday about Roger Frisch, a solo violinist and associate concertmaster for the Minnesota Orchestra, and how he came to Mayo Clinic and Dr. Kendall Lee for relief of a career-threatening tremor.
For background, Dr. Lee discusses how and why surgery is done in these cases while the patient remains awake and even performing crucial activities:
Dr. Lee also describes related research on deep brain stimulation:
Mayo Clinic uses and conducts research into deep brain stimulation on all three campuses: Arizona, Florida and Minnesota.
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